Even Yamabuki Chidori couldn't help rolling his eyes this time.
Power was safest when you held it in your own hands!
You didn't take a word I said to heart.
If these noble clans were little countries, armed strength would be their military power.
Had anyone ever seen a powerful country rely entirely on mercenaries to fight its wars?
Mercenaries were only there for a paycheck. Why would they risk their lives for that little bit of money?
"Do as you please! Oh, and I'll pay you a visit in a few days." Yamabuki Chidori wanted nothing more than to meet Chizome Souya. After all, he would become something of a legend.
He hadn't expected a perfectly good performance to end in such a farce. It left him annoyed, but there was nothing he could do. He parted ways with Shunsui Kyōraku and headed home. They would see each other at work tomorrow.
Child Snatching, La La La
It was already past seven that night when Yamabuki Chidori headed home, and all he could think about was how to recruit people.
Kyōraku Tōshirō might not have been a top-tier genius, but he was still a captain-level talent. Letting him go would be a waste.
Just then, he spotted a sheet of paper pasted to a wall. It looked a little like a missing-person notice, with a baby's portrait right in the center.
"Isn't that Little Yoruichi? How did she go missing so soon?" Curious, Yamabuki Chidori stepped closer. The baby in the picture was Shihōin Yoruichi, who had only recently been born.
But after reading the notice carefully, he realized she wasn't missing at all.
"Have you seen the baby in this picture? She isn't missing. I just wanted everyone to know how adorable my granddaughter is."
That was what